NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alex Stephen Markels, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker · San Rafael, CA

Alex Stephen Markels, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in San Rafael, California, and NPI 1467522367, issued on Nov 8, 2006. Check the license (California LCS 17346, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1467522367
Name
Alex Stephen Markels
Credential
LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
LCS 17346 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 5TH Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone
(415) 419-3638
Enumerated
Nov 8, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 6, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050408001116); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 600 5TH Ave

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  1. Suzanne Adams, PH.D.Psychologist1588859987
  2. Rebecca Breen, LCSWClinical Social Worker1487725974
  3. Linda Budowski, LCSWMental Health Counselor1720109218
  4. Julia Chu, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1588895999
  5. Susan Gitlin, LCSWClinical Social Worker1972782043
  6. Evelyn GrimaldiSocial Worker1437604550

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Alex Stephen Markels among 36,261 clinical social worker records in California

Alex Stephen Markels, LCSW is one of 36,261 clinical social worker records with a practice address in California. 6% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2012 among the 4,008 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1041C0700X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

102 clinical social worker records list a practice address in San Rafael

They are 102 of the 3,159 NPPES records with a practice address in San Rafael, and 36,261 clinical social worker records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sydne Bortel, MSWSan Rafael, CA 949011679629208
  2. Rebecca Breen, LCSWSan Rafael, CA 949011487725974
  3. Patricia Campbell, LCSWSan Rafael, CA 949011407951528
  4. Cayla Coleman, LCSWSan Rafael, CA 949011194831891
  5. John Gusman, LCSWSan Rafael, CA 949011407954571
  6. Robert Harris, MSW, JDSan Rafael, CA 949011982785507
  7. Jeffrey Helvig, LCSWSan Rafael, CA 949011922155290
  8. Kathleen Jarosz, MSWSan Rafael, CA 949011326196882

Common questions

What is Alex Stephen Markels, LCSW's NPI number?

Alex Stephen Markels, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467522367, issued on Nov 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alex Stephen Markels, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 5TH Ave, San Rafael, CA, 94901. Phone: (415) 419-3638. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alex Stephen Markels, LCSW's license?

NPPES lists California license number LCS 17346, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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